You have developed skills to be successful in your field. In this course, you will learn the practical skills you need to be an effective leader in your organization.

Practical Leadership
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What you'll learn
In this course, you will learn practical leadership skills.
Skills you'll gain
- Teamwork
- Empowerment
- Leadership
- Organizational Change
- Cultural Diversity
- Leadership Development
- Strategic Leadership
- Organizational Leadership
- Team Leadership
- Motivational Skills
- Team Building
- Team Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- People Development
- Leadership and Management
- Initiative and Leadership
- Coaching
- Business Leadership
- Team Motivation
- Organizational Strategy
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January 2026
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There are 6 modules in this course
To be effective in your new role as a leader, you need to successfully make the transition from individual contributor to leader. In this lesson, you will begin to make that transition by defining leadership, identifying your leadership style, and redefining your role.
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In the previous lesson, you assessed your own leadership style and redefined your role. As a successful leader, you will also need to identify and acquire the skills necessary to achieve the company's vision. You'll need to develop your team, coach employees to improve performance, and empower others to motivate them and inspire achievement. In this lesson, you will focus on building an effective team.
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In the previous lesson, you built an effective team by developing, coaching, and empowering employees. Now, by influencing your employees, you'll lead them to achieve team and organizational goals, and you'll also lead them through the inevitable organizational change. In this lesson, you'll lead a team effectively.
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In the last lesson, you gained strategies to get results through influence and lead your team through organizational change. Now you need to prepare for dealing with diversity in team projects. In this lesson, you will develop your knowledge of diversity in teams and increase your effectiveness in leading them.
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In the previous lesson, you identified strategies to lead different types of teams and overcome issues among team members. Leadership today is characterized by developing effective teams and leading diverse groups with a focus on accountability, integrity, and ethics. To be truly successful, leaders need to focus on organizational strategy. In this lesson, you will develop a team mission, values statement, and vision to achieve business results.
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You'll wrap things up and then validate what you've learned in this course by taking an assessment.
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